Harraine Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 I got this one right (the answer is E), but I am posting this because I do not know what "enervating backwaters" means in this context. Your help is appreciated! In the absence of any ____ caused by danger, hardship, or even cultural difference, most utopian communities deteriorate into ____ but enervating backwaters. (A) turmoil--frantic (B) mistrust--naive © amerioration--ignorant (D) decimation--intrusive (E) stimulation--placid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misha Posted July 16, 2004 Share Posted July 16, 2004 My understanding of this sentence is:- The utopian communities are not stimulated by cultural difference, hardship etc..and they become like any backward region that is isolated from the world and resists progress (enervating backwaters) (In general, the community restricts its growth by not accepting changes, and is isolated from other communites) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdmy703attbn Posted July 17, 2004 Share Posted July 17, 2004 utopian communities deteriorate into ____ but enervating backwaters. i am puzzled by the "but",i guess the "but" here mean "and",but i do not make certain regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavi_2602 Posted July 17, 2004 Share Posted July 17, 2004 the way i figure it is that placid has a good connotation to it - calm, satisfied. but the point of the statement is that, even though they are complacent, and seem to be doing good, they are slowing deteriorating - or enervating (getting weak), which is not so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdmy703attbn Posted July 23, 2004 Share Posted July 23, 2004 the way i figure it is that placid has a good connotation to it - calm, satisfied. but the point of the statement is that, even though they are complacent, and seem to be doing good, they are slowing deteriorating - or enervating (getting weak), which is not so good. but why not C,it also can be understanded that the society is lack of the ameriorate,so that times later,their people will be ignorant,so that is also make the sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavi_2602 Posted July 23, 2004 Share Posted July 23, 2004 I got this one right (the answer is E), but I am posting this because I do not know what "enervating backwaters" means in this context. Your help is appreciated! In the absence of any ____ caused by danger, hardship, or even cultural difference, most utopian communities deteriorate into ____ but enervating backwaters. (A) turmoil--frantic (B) mistrust--naive © amerioration--ignorant (D) decimation--intrusive (E) stimulation--placid Amelioration means to improve, but its a stretch to say that because of danger or hardship a community has improved (its a possibilty, which would signify that the community is growing, but not necesserily implied). Stimulation fits here because it doesn't have a good or bad connotation. Ignorant might have made sense if not for the "but enervating backawaters". The but tells us that the word has to in some way contrast with the enervating, but both those words are in the context that the community is deteriorating. Think of deteriorating as slowly dying, so placid and enervating would make sense. -Pavi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rahul13 Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 enervated back water may be interpreted as taking a back seat to get into subordination ,may be due to lack of spirit. so the ans is "E",placid is calm ie,lack of simulation but in spite of this they got deteriorated . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1koco2 Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 the way i figure it is that placid has a good connotation to it - calm, satisfied. but the point of the statement is that, even though they are complacent, and seem to be doing good, they are slowing deteriorating - or enervating (getting weak), which is not so good. This is a great explanation for the word for the out-of-nowhere "but" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black5tar Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Agree with Pavi. Amelioration suggests that the focus is on the improvement, but it might not be accurate that because of danger or hardship a community has improved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gentvenus Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 The clue for me for incorrect choices are always "out-of-nowhere" words like "but" and others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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